Before you drop off that bag of stuff you don’t need any more at your local charity, reach out and ask what they need. These times have caused a lot of non-profits to shift their focus completely. It can actually be detrimental to the non-profit to have an influx of donations they can’t take or use, but still have to use precious resources to process the items. On the flip side, it’s also important to make sure you are giving to a non-profit that you trust. If it’s a small charity, check out their website, and see what types of information they provide, and what their community is saying. If it’s a larger charity (with more than $1 million in annual revenue), you can see their ratings on watchdog sites like Charity Navigator or GuideStar, and get a true sense for where your dollar is going, and how efficiently they are using your dollar.
We hope these resources are helpful to our Asha family. We are inspired by all the goodwill we are seeing across the globe, and are constantly striving to be part of the change we want to see. If you would like to learn more specifically about how Asha lives and breathes the mission, check out our non-profit partners and philanthropic efforts.
Stay safe, my friends.